A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that congressional resolutions setting forth levels of total budget outlays and Federal revenues must be agreed to by two-thirds vote of both Houses of the Congress if the level of outlays exceeds the level of revenues.

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Requires a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress to pass any concurrent resolution on the budget which carries a deficit.

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Timeline

1. 19 January 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 January 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 February 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law.

   Source: Committee

5. 18 March 1981

   Committee

   For Further Action See H.J.Res.66.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 January 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Daniel, Robert W., Jr. [R-VA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Robinson, J. Kenneth [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Napier, John L. [R-SC-6] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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